If we were not destined to be together in our past lives, let us renew our vows in the next.
Looking at this line of poetry, Nanzhi subconsciously recalled the drop of liquid that had hit her face that night.
Now, it seems to have become hot again, so hot that it makes her feel uncomfortable.
She didn't want to look any further, so she rolled up the scroll, but instead of putting it back in the cabinet, she held it in one hand and silently walked out of the dark room.
In the past, she would have easily taken the priceless luminous pearl, but this time, she only took a worthless painting.
...
The prince's body needed to be buried in the imperial mausoleum, but no one expected that the moment the coffin was placed inside, it would feel as if it weighed a thousand pounds, causing all the pallbearers to break out in a cold sweat and kneel down.
This scene was so strange that everyone was terrified.
The Imperial Astronomical Bureau official, who was watching this scene from the side, was also shocked. He took out the tortoise shell used for divination and cast a divination. After seeing the copper coin that fell out of the shell, his expression changed drastically.
The emperor noticed his pale face and frowned. "What's wrong?"
The Imperial Astronomical Bureau official glanced at the prince beside him, walked up to the emperor, and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, the divination indicates that there are other hidden circumstances surrounding the death of His Highness the Crown Prince. Among the princes present is the murderer who plotted against His Highness the Crown Prince. His Highness the Crown Prince will not be buried in the imperial mausoleum until the murderer is eliminated."
Upon hearing this, the emperor's expression changed drastically.
He swept his gaze across all the princes present, and they were all so frightened that they knelt down.
"Father, I did not plot against the Crown Prince!"
"I don't have any either!"
All the princes were protesting their innocence.
Chu Ning also called out, glancing subtly at the Imperial Observatory. The Imperial Observatory was his people; it was Chu Ning who had previously asked him to calculate that Li Qiurou and Chu Yi's birth charts were compatible, hoping to kill three birds with one stone.
He knew about Li Qiurou and Shi Xiangming's affair, so he specially arranged for a maid to be by her side, hoping that Li Qiurou would elope with Shi Xiangming before the wedding. This would not only make Chu Rui lose the support of the Li family and the protection of Chu Rui, but also make Chu Yi lose face.
Although the plan changed later, Chu Yi's death was a good outcome.
He just couldn't understand what was wrong with the Imperial Observatory today. Were they trying to threaten him by doing this?
No one could withstand the emperor's wrath. When all the princes wanted to prove their innocence, the Imperial Astronomical Bureau said, "Your Majesty, there is actually a very simple way to find out who harmed His Highness the Crown Prince."
He leaned close to the emperor's ear and whispered a few words.
Upon hearing this, the emperor's expression darkened slightly. Although he found it somewhat absurd, Chu Yi's death was indeed sudden, and he decided to give it a try.
He first called out to Chu Rui, "Take Prince Rui away."
Upon hearing the emperor call out to Chu Rui, Chu Rui was terrified, thinking that the Imperial Observatory had told him he was the murderer, and hurriedly explained to the emperor.
"Father, it's really not your son who's doing this..."
The emperor glared angrily: "Take him away. If he says another word, he will be imprisoned for a year!"
Chu Rui dared not speak, and was taken away by the guards, looking utterly dejected.
Seeing this scene, Chu Ning thought that the Imperial Observatory was trying to use this opportunity to get rid of Chu Rui. Just as he was feeling happy, he heard the Imperial Observatory say, "Bring the coffin!"
The pallbearers tried to lift it again, but found it was too heavy to lift.
Upon seeing this, the Imperial Astronomical Bureau shook its head at the emperor.
The emperor then ordered another prince to leave.
So, we called several times, but it still didn't work.
Chu Ning slowly realized that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
When he was called, he was led to stand with the other princes at a distance of about a hundred meters from the entrance of the imperial mausoleum. He thought he would be like the other princes, but as soon as he arrived, he saw the coffin being carried away in the distance.
The emperor turned around and looked at him coldly.
Seeing the guards rushing towards him, Chu Ning finally understood.
He's being framed as the murderer.
Chu Ning was surrounded by guards. The other princes had been summoned to witness the ceremony, while he stood there, watching the coffin being lowered into the imperial mausoleum from afar.
Chu Ning never expected that even after Chu Yi's death, he would still scheme against him.
He was racking his brains for a solution.
He wanted to expose the Imperial Observatory, but the Imperial Observatory had a past connection with him, and if he revealed it, it would be tantamount to exposing himself.
Chu Ning never expected Chu Yi's plan to be so vicious, leaving him with no way to prove his innocence.
However, as long as no evidence can be found that he previously plotted to harm Chu Yi, he still has ways to protect himself.
But Chu Ning never expected that in the gaps between the guards surrounding him, someone had already reported all the evidence and witnesses to the Minister of Justice, who was in charge of criminal justice, about the former leader of the Wu Hui Sect giving him the Spirit Rhinoceros Horn, about him hiring thugs to humiliate Li Qiu Rou, as well as the selection of concubines and the assassination on the long street.
When the Minister of Justice arrived at the imperial mausoleum to arrest the person, he happened to encounter the emperor and his entourage coming out of the mausoleum.
The Minister of Justice reported the entire matter to the Emperor in great detail, and upon hearing it, the Emperor's face darkened completely.
"Take him away and interrogate him properly!"
This unexpected turn of events disrupted all of Chu Ning's plans. He didn't even know how to explain himself to the emperor before he was taken away by the Court of Justice.
The emperor nearly died of anger when he thought of what the Minister of Justice had said.
He never expected that this matter would be related to Chu Ning.
After everyone left, the imperial mausoleum became quiet. The ground was covered with paper money, the entrance was sealed, and the guards stood silently by. Everything seemed to have settled down.
Nan Zhi stunned all the guards with acupressure points and wandered around the imperial tomb several times, but couldn't find an entrance to go down.
She became agitated and blew the whistle hanging around her neck.
Before long, the other disciples of Wu Hui Sect arrived from all directions.
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